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charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Received-SPF: pass (zohomail.com: domain of gnu.org designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.51.188.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2a00:1450:4864:20::329; envelope-from=alex.bennee@linaro.org; helo=mail-wm1-x329.google.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: John Snow , Thomas Huth , =?UTF-8?q?Alex=20Benn=C3=A9e?= , qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Stefan Hajnoczi Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" X-ZohoMail-DKIM: fail (Header signature does not verify) We all know the QEMU command line can become a fiendishly complex beast. Lets gently prepare our user for the horrors to come by referencing where other example command lines can be found in the manual. Signed-off-by: Alex Benn=C3=A9e Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi Reviewed-by: John Snow Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth Message-Id: <20210305092328.31792-3-alex.bennee@linaro.org> diff --git a/docs/system/quickstart.rst b/docs/system/quickstart.rst index 3a3acab5e7..681678c86e 100644 --- a/docs/system/quickstart.rst +++ b/docs/system/quickstart.rst @@ -11,3 +11,11 @@ Download and uncompress a PC hard disk image with Linux = installed (e.g. |qemu_system| linux.img =20 Linux should boot and give you a prompt. + +Users should be aware the above example elides a lot of the complexity +of setting up a VM with x86_64 specific defaults and assumes the +first non switch argument is a PC compatible disk image with a boot +sector. For a non-x86 system where we emulate a broad range of machine +types, the command lines are generally more explicit in defining the +machine and boot behaviour. You will find more example command lines +in the :ref:`system-targets-ref` section of the manual. diff --git a/docs/system/targets.rst b/docs/system/targets.rst index 75ed1087fd..9dcd95dd84 100644 --- a/docs/system/targets.rst +++ b/docs/system/targets.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +.. _system-targets-ref: + QEMU System Emulator Targets =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D =20 --=20 2.20.1